NGC6811 Observation Details
NGC6811 Daily Motion
Tonight, observing NGC6811 may prove challenging owing to its low elevation. It will reach its transit at by 12:05 and set before sunset at 21:37. Rising near twilight's end at 02:30, it will fade away by 04:13, peaking at just 11° above the horizon.NGC6811 will be visible until January, 9, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.
NGC6811 Visibility Timetable on December 16
NGC6811 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Moon Rise, 18% illuminated | 01:22 | -5° |
| Moon Set | 11:50 | 81° |
| NGC6811 transit | 12:05 | 81° |
| Sunset | 14:49 | 58° |
| Civil sunset | 15:20 | 53° |
| Astrosession begin | 16:24 | 42° |
| NGC6811 set | 21:37 | |
| NGC6811 rise | 02:30 | |
| Astrosession end | 03:41 | 7° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:46 | 15° |
| Sunrise | 05:17 | 19° |
Track NGC6811 Position Throughout the Night
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Where is NGC6811 right now?
NGC6811 is located in the constellation Cygnus, at right ascension 19h 37m 17s" and declination 46° 23' 19s. At the current time, it is below the horizon and not visible from your location.NGC6811 Image Gallery
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DSS Composite image
The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for NGC6811
| Object name | NGC6811 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| NGC6811 coordinates | 19.62164, 46.38883 |
| Center coordinates | 19.62164, 46.38883 |
NGC6811 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC6811
| Time | 23:28 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| NGC6811 elevation | -6° |
| NGC6811 Azimuth | 6° |
Annual motion of NGC6811
| Date | Wed, 17 December 2025 |
| Twighlight start | 16:21 |
| Twighlight end | 03:36 |
| Twighlight duration | 11h 15m |
| Rise | 02:30 |
| Set | 21:33 |
| Elevation at transit | 81° |
| Transit time | 12:01 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 19h 37m 17s", Dec: 46° 23' 19s |
| Magnitude | 7 |
| Constellation | Cygnus |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the NGC6811 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of NGC6811
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 19.62164° |
| Declination | 46.38883° |
| Magnitude | 6.80 |
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Elevation | -5.9° |
| Azimuth | 6.2° |
Data Credits
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